Columb Barracks
| Columb Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Mullingar, Ireland | |
|
Memorial at Columb Barracks | |
  Columb Barracks Location within Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 53°31′35″N 7°21′11″W / 53.52649°N 7.35292°WCoordinates: 53°31′35″N 7°21′11″W / 53.52649°N 7.35292°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Operator |
 Irish Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1814-1819 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1819-2012 |
Columb Barracks (Irish: Dún Cholumb) was a military installation at Mullingar in Ireland.
History
The barracks, which were originally known as Wellington Barracks after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, were built as part of the response to the Irish Rebellion and completed between 1814 and 1819.[1] The barracks were taken over by forces of the Irish Free State in 1922 and renamed Columb Barracks after Patrick Columb, an Irish Republican who had been killed in Mullingar earlier that year.[1] They became home to 4th Field Artillery Regiment and 54th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment.[2] Notwithstanding strong objections from Willie Penrose, who resigned as Minister of State over the issue, and strong local protests, the barracks closed in March 2012.[3]
The longest leasehold in the world is held by Columb barracks in Mullingar, which is for 7 million years.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Ireland after Nama: Tipperary and Westmeath Barracks Closures". Building 19th century Ireland. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "End of an era as Columb Barracks, Mullingar closes its gates". 28 March 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "Penrose quits cabinet over barracks closure". RTE News. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ Paul Coughlan Lecture, Lecturer of Land Law Trinity College Dublin